Daily Housekeeper – Battersea, London

Daily Housekeeper / Battersea, London

Hours: 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday (40 Hours)

Salary: £42k  Gross Per Annum

We are seeking a kind and friendly housekeeper who is naturally well-presented to work alongside 1 other housekeeper, in a beautiful duplex, penthouse apartment in Battersea.

The apartment is vast, and includes numerous bedroom suites, reception rooms, formal dining-room, family kitchen, expansive outdoor terraces etc.

The Patrons are retired, and wish to enjoy their home to the maximum, therefore they are looking for a focussed, motivated and conscientious housekeeper, who can work diligently, delivering practiced, high standards of housekeeping.

The Role: To maintain and apartment in pristine condition. Candidates must show enthusiasm for their work and exhibit a practiced, keen eye-for-detail, strive for perfect results and take the old fashioned approach that “if they do a job, it should be done properly”!

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the apartment is perfectly presented;
• Oversee all aspects of general housekeeping and deep cleaning, including care for fine furniture and surfaces, art, antiques, soft furnishings and the polishing of and care for all silver, brass, china, etc;
• Flower arranging and decorations;
• Shopping for food items and house supplies;
• Laundry and ironing of clothing and linens;
• Packing and unpacking for travel;
• Maintaining the correct organization of closets and cupboards etc;
• Light Cooking, helping to prep’ items for cooking, and/or preparing the occasional light meal;
• Serving skills would be a plus.

Qualities

• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends if needed.
• Must be hands-on, with experience in museum-quality cleaning .
• Candidates must have the ability to work independently or as part of a small team.
• Excellent English and communication skills.
• Hands on with good attitude, high energy, and strong work ethic.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
• Flexibility to work the very occasional Saturday (to cover the 2^nd housekeeper).

Candidates need to be a good energetic all-rounder with a can do attitude. Discretion is a prerequisite, as are excellent communication skills along with flexibility and a calm nature.

Dress code: Smart working clothes, and house-shoes.

Tot start asap.

1. If the housekeeper has a car and wishes to drive to work, secure parking is available in the property’s underground parking facility.

£42k per annum gross

Daily Housekeeper – Kensington, London

Our clients are returning to their London home after a period of absence, so they are looking to supplement the existing household team with an efficient, quick-thinking, proactive Daily Housekeeper, who is able to work proactively and methodically. It is vital that candidates show they can follow instruction and that they will work harmoniously alongside an established team of staff.

This formally styled, beautiful, contemporary private home close to Kensington High St & Holland Park boasts high-design interiors, airy reception rooms and bedroom suites, an indoor swimming pool, gym & spa, media room and formal gardens being meticulous, sharp-eyed and detail-orientated, with a friendly character and a vocational approach to their work and career. It is also expected that candidates show the highest level of discretion, and they must be backed up by excellent, checkable references.

• 5 days on 2 days off
• 3 months probation
• Holiday entitlement => usual 20 days + 8 bank holidays pro rata to the start date

Obviously, housekeeping candidates must have a legal right to live and work in the UK, and have an established home in or close to London.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The type of duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Maintain all areas in a clean, tidy and in the prescribed sanitised fashion
• Wipe, wash, dust, polish, sweep and vacuum all areas
• Service, clean, polish fittings and hard finishes, tidy and sanitise bathrooms and cloakrooms
• Clean and polish mirrors and windows
• Methodically and accurately label and sort items for washing, following care instructions, to ensure items are either machine or hand-washed or sent for dry cleaning
• Iron, press & valet items, folding or hanging as appropriate, before returning to the rightful place
• Empty, wipe clean and sanitise trash cans
• Ensure client instructions and requests are understood and properly followed
• Maintain a proper and correct level of stock of cleaning items
• Use housekeeping equipment correctly and ensure it is always in good working order, with fluff-filters regularly cleaned, their surfaces wiped, and vacuum bags replaced and filters washed and properly dried before re-use. Report maintenance issues immediately to superior
• Maintain immaculate, tidy and organised storage areas
• Assist other staff members, such as the chef, especially during meal times

Candidates must:

• Have proven housekeeping experience gathered in respected private homes and/or deluxe 5 star hospitality environments
• Present excellent, checkable references
• Exhibit an innate eye for detail, and show they can achieve immaculate standards of work
• Show a friendly and cheerful disposition, and a willing, “can-do” attitude
• Be able to follow instruction when given, but use initiative when the occasion arises
• While the hours of work are rostered in advance, a level of flexibility may be required, to help during busy or unexpected events

£40k per annum